Hotel Guest Room Seating: When to Reupholster and When to Replace
Hard goods can usually be refurbished. Guest-contact soft goods usually cannot. Here is where the line sits and what each side costs.
The Journal
Upholstery advice, costs and care from the Palmetto workroom
What the bench has learned.
The questions we get asked before an estimate, answered properly. What a rebuild costs, when a frame is worth saving, which fabric survives a boat, and how to keep a piece looking right once it is back in the room.
Recent from the workroom.
Written by the people who do the work, not by a content team.
Foam Density vs ILD: Picking Cushion Foam That Lasts
Density and firmness are 2 different numbers and most people buy on the wrong one. Here is what each means and what to ask for.
What Goes Into a Custom Drapery Quote
Drapery pricing online is mostly contradictory tables on sites that have never measured a window. Here is how the number is actually built.
What Drives Booth Reupholstery Cost, and How to Do It Without Closing
Booth frames outlast several vinyl cycles. Here is what drives the number, when the frame is finally done, and how to schedule the work without losing...
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